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Dean Hoffman[_13_] Dean Hoffman[_13_] is offline
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On 11/11/13 4:57 PM, Robert Green wrote:

Agreed. Even less voltage than that can be fatal!

http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarch...s~20020521.htm
that says that "Death from an electric shock (ventricular fibrillation*) can
occur when the touch voltage is above 30V RMS resulting in as little as 30
milliamperes of current flowing though the body. This can occur when
improper neutral-to-case connections are made and the neutral is opened."

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Bobby G.


I like that Mike Holt site. I needed information a couple times
for my work. It explained things plainly.